مأمور

See also: مامور

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of أَمَرَ (ʾamara, to order, to command), from the root ء م ر (ʾ-m-r).

Noun

مَأْمُور (maʾmūr) m

  1. officer, bailiff
  2. subject
  3. magistrate

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: məmur
  • Persian: مأمور (ma'mur)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مأمور (memurv)
    • Turkish: memur
    • Bulgarian: мему̀р (memùr)
    • Serbo-Croatian: мѐмӯр / mèmūr

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مَأْمُور (maʾmūr).

Noun

مأمور (memur)

  1. officer, official, agent, somebody charged with an office
  2. employee

Descendants

  • Turkish: memur
  • Bulgarian: мему̀р (memùr)
  • Serbo-Croatian: мѐмӯр / mèmūr

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مَأْمُور (maʾmūr).

Adjective

مأمور (ma'mur)

  1. ordered, commanded, commissioned, appointed

Noun

مأمور (ma'mur) (plural مأموران (ma'murân))

  1. official, officer, delegate, functionary, agent
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